Many questions have been swirling since the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Miami Dolphins that included the trade of perennial Pro Bowl safety Minkah Fitzpatrick to Miami in exchange for former All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey and Pro Bowl tight end Jonnu Smith.
Why did the Steelers trade Fitzpatrick, one of the team’s best players since the Steelers acquired him via a trade with (ironically) the Dolphins six years ago? Why did the Steelers trade for players who play positions they were seemingly already deep at? Does this make the Steelers a better team than the one they were before the deal went down?
To help find those answers, we enlisted the help of Jim Wexell, the founder of Steel City Insider and a 30-year veteran of the Steelers’ beat. While he acknowledged Fitzpatrick’s obvious attributes, Wexell feels the Steelers are “definitely better” now than they were before the trade went down.
“They got two very good players for a very good player,” Wexell said. “Obviously, the Dolphins wanted a little more, so they got the fifth-rounder and traded a seventh-rounder. I guess there were some money considerations, too. I have no idea how this ties into T.J. Watt. … You now don’t have a deep free safety who’s an All-Pro. You’ve got to get to the quarterback faster.”
Grading Steelers-Dolphins blockbuster trade: Jalen Ramsey, Minkah Fitzpatrick and Jonnu Smith all dealt
John Breech
Despite recent reports, Wexell does not believe the Steelers will trade Watt. As far as…
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